The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a new revision of the Easy Access Rules for Aircrew (Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011).
This Revision from December 2024 introduces:
- the requirements for issuing type ratings for manned aircraft with a vertical take-off and landing capability to holders of a commercial pilot licence for aeroplanes or helicopters (Regulation (EU) 2024/1111); and
- amendments to the requirements for cruise relief co-pilots, to regular updates of flight crew licensing and aero-medical requirements, and to simplifications of flight crew licensing requirements for general aviation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2076).
Following the adoption by the European Commission of a comprehensive regulatory package for drones and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)-capable aircraft (VCA), this publication incorporates into the EAR for Aircrew the amendments from that package related to Aircrew, as introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/1111. Further Easy Access Rules containing amendments introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 to other regulations (e.g. EAR for Air Operations and for ATM/ANS — Provision of Services) as well as amendments to the other regulations in this package will be published shortly on the EASA website.
The EAR for Aircrew are available as a pdf in an easy-to-read format with advanced navigation features through links and bookmarks and in an xml format with machine-readable content.
As the publication is generated through the eRules platform, it will be updated regularly to incorporate further changes and evolutions to its content.
Please send any feedback and comments using the Easy Access Rules area on the contact us form.
